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A person in an orange saffron garment with a golden border and a pink flower garland around the neck stands bent forward in a doorway framed by carved wooden panels, holding a brass oil lamp with lit flames toward a shrine. Inside, a black lingam-like stone form in a tiled chamber is draped with white jasmine garlands and purple flowers, with petals scattered on the floor and brass lamps in the foreground. The scene shows a puja with an oil lamp offered at a shrine.

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January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A photograph taken through a carved wooden doorway of a small shrine with white-tiled walls. A person in a flowing orange-saffron robe stands bent forward at the threshold, pouring water with cupped hands over a dark stone shivalingam garlanded with white flower strands and purple blossoms. A brass kalasha or vessel sits at the lower right corner and petals lie on the floor. The person's long dark hair falls over the shoulder; the face is not visible, so no identification is made. Abhishekam at a Shiva shrine.2009-01-12A photograph taken through a carved wooden doorway of a small shrine with grey marble-tiled walls. A person in an orange sari with the head covered, seen from behind and bending forward, makes an offering before a black stone deity murti draped in garlands of white flowers and pink blossoms. Brass vessels and scattered petals sit on the floor, and orange walls are painted with lamp motifs on either side of the doorway.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A photograph of a person in orange robes with a gold-bordered shawl and an orange turban, seen from behind, holding a metal lamp of burning camphor flame toward a small shrine niche. The niche holds a black stone deity murti decorated with red and white flower garlands, with brass vessels in front. Orange and yellow marigold garlands hang overhead, and a rudraksha-style garland of yellow and red flowers rests on the person's shoulders. The scene is an arati offering at a temple shrine.2007-01-12A photo taken through a carved wooden doorframe into a small shrine room with white tiled walls. A person in a flowing orange robe with a golden border stands with their back to the camera, pouring liquid from a cup over a deity murti of an elephant-headed deity covered in a white jasmine garland and purple flowers. Green leaves and scattered petals lie on the floor, and a brass kalasha-style pot sits in a wire holder nearby. The figure's long dark hair is visible, with a beaded necklace. The scene reads as a puja or abhishekam at a shrine.2009-01-12A photograph of a person in an orange dhoti and red sleeveless top, with long dark hair and a white and pink flower garland, lighting an oil lamp at a small wall shrine. The shrine holds framed portraits and garlanded pictures, a small brass figure of an animal, brass pots, incense sticks and flower petals on a dark marble ledge. A wooden cabinet with small compartments lines the wall, and a small deity image hangs above. The person's face is turned away from the camera, so no identity is confirmed from appearance; the scene shows a shrine lamp ritual.2009-08-08A photo inside a small shrine room with white walls and a barred window. A figure with long dark hair, wearing a white jasmine garland and an orange saffron wrap draped over the body, holds a lit flame in one hand near a small altar. The altar holds a trident-shaped object, marigold and hibiscus flowers, a picture frame, brass lamps and oil lamps, and offerings on a plate. To the right, a bald man in orange clothing stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a wristwatch and a beaded necklace. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at a household shrine.2011-05-23A photograph taken through a carved wooden doorway of a small shrine room with white tiled walls. A person in a flowing orange robe stands with back partly turned, pouring liquid from a cup over a dark deity murti draped with white jasmine garlands and purple flowers. A brass oil lamp with a wire cage sits on the floor beside scattered petals. The orange-painted walls frame the scene.2009-01-12A photograph taken through a carved wooden doorway of a small shrine. A person in a flowing orange sari-style garment and dark hair, seen from behind, leans forward and pours water from a vessel over a deity murti or lingam draped in a white jasmine garland with purple flowers. Pale tiled walls surround the shrine, and a brass vessel with a wire mesh sits in the foreground beside scattered petals and leaves.2009-01-12